Nov 3 2014

October My Paper Pumpkin!!!

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

You know how I am loving My Paper Pumpkin and this month I have even more love to share with you!!! My kit arrived and now only was I excited but…..

….so was my husband! 🙂 I ripped open the box, tossed aside the tissue paper and saw all kinds of goodies!

My first thought was wow look at all of this stuff and my second thought was who has leftover pie at Thanksgiving….definitely not at my family Thanksgiving! 🙂 While the pie boxes are super cute, I just don’t need a lot of gift boxes for Thanksgiving so I let my mind wander a little bit and look what happened!

I am always in need to cards especially Thank You and Happy Birthday so I took a few pieces of Old Olive, Tangerine Tango, and Melon Mambo cardstock and started cutting my boxes into pieces! The only items that I used that did not come in the box are the card bases, Night of Navy Ink, Melon Mambo Ink, and the Happy Birthday Greeting which came from the July My Paper Pumpkin! Of course on top of making these TEN cards, I also created 4 of the boxes! AND I still have lots of leftover items (2 boxes, lots of yarn, lots of feathers, adhesive and greeting stickers). Of course the stamp set and ink pad are left as well! 🙂 I am always blown away with how much stuff is in the My Paper Pumpkin boxes!

And because I have so much to show you, I thought I would do a little Video Tutorial showing off each sample! Check that out here and if you like it, be sure to give it a thumbs up! Don’t forget to subscribe to My Channel so you don’t miss out on my Gift Packaging Series and other fabulous videos!

If you are thinking that My Paper Pumpkin would be fabulous to have each month or that Aunt Sally would love something like this, you can sign up yourself by clicking here and you can purchase a pre-paid subscription for Aunt Sally and give it to her as a gift! Check out the Pre-paid Subscriptions here! You don’t want to miss out on the November Kit, so be sure to sign up before the 10th!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Oct 31 2014

Happy Halloween!

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Halloween!!!! I have some spooky steals to share with you today (aka: Weekly Deals)! 🙂

Today is also the last day for the Six Months of FREE Designer Series Paper!!! If you have ever thought of joining me and Stampin’ Up! so that you can have lots and lots of fun, now is the time!!! You will be able to get fabulous Stampin’ Up product at a discount, the opportunity to attend Stampin’ Up events, and meet lots of fabulous people (my favorite part)! Another fabulous perk, you and 6 other stampers can join My Paper Pumpkin and you will meet your quarterly minimum! It is as easy as that!!! Click here to learn more and if you have any questions at all, reach out me and I would love to chat with you!!!

And a little Punchy Fun….check out these adorable Pumpkin Hershey Bars! I wrapped a piece of Pumpkin Pie cardstock (5-1/2″ x 6-1/2″) around the Hershey Bar, cut out 3 triangles for the eyes and nose. For the mouth, I punched Large Oval and cut it in half longways. I then cut out the mini triangles with my Paper Snips! Quick and Simple!

I hope you have a fabulous weekend! I will be stamping with a bunch of amazing women Saturday morning and on Sunday I’ll have a booth at the One Stop Shop Vendor Fair in Edwardsville! Stop by and see me if you are in the area!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Oct 30 2014

Perfect for Under The Tree!!!

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

I have a fabulous Gift Packaging idea to share with you today and it will look amazing Under the Tree!!!

The Under the Tree Specialty Designer Series Paper in the Holiday Mini Catalog is perfect for boxes. It is heavier than typical Designer Series Paper so it holds up much better (and you stylus will punch through the paper)! It is beautiful as well. One side is kraft and white patterned and the other side has a color (Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green & Early Espresso)!

See isn’t it beautiful! I used my Gift Box Punch Board to create these boxes! The one pictured above is the largest box which uses a 12″ x 12″ piece of paper and the box is 4″ x 4″ x 4″. I used some Cherry Cobbler Chevron Ribbon to wrap around the box. For the tag, I used a piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock and punched the end with the Scallop Tag Topper Punch. On the Whisper White cardstock, I stamped a few snowflakes in Cherry Cobbler Ink as well as the greeting from Endless Wishes Stamp Set. I took my Sponge Dauber and added a little bit of Garden Green to the edges! I attached the tag to the Chevron Ribbon with some Whisper White Baker’s Twine!

For this box, I added some Lost Lagoon Satin Stitched Ribbon and a little tag! For the tag, I used the Scallop Tag Topper Punch and my Work of Art Stamp Set! Love that set! Also, you can’t really tell in the photo but I added some bling with my Dazzling Details along the chevron pattern!

I made a Video Tutorial for you so you can see these boxes made in action! Be sure to give it a thumbs up if you like and don’t forget to subscribe to My Channel so you don’t miss any other videos in this series!

Happy Giftin’

~Laura

Oct 29 2014

Watercolor Winter Too!

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

If you missed yesterday’s post, be sure to check that out here! Today I’m going to share the other 2 cards in the kit as well as a few other samples and ideas! Have I said I loved these cards yet? I love these cards! 🙂

Watercoloring this little sled in Cherry Cobbler was super fun! It brought back memories of sledding down the hills on our runner sled as a kid! 🙂 Ahhhh! The card base already had the white dots on the upper half of the card. I adhered the vellum snowflake from the kit with some Snail Adhesive in the center. I didn’t worry about putting a lot of adhesive on it because I wanted it to flare on the ends and it was going to be on the bottom layer. Next you will add the sled and then the Bermuda Bay banner. I stamped the greeting from the Watercolor Winter Too Stamp Set! Then I added the gold strip and the Baker’s Twine that comes in the kit! Finish it off with a few sequins for a little bling!

Many of my stampers who come to my classes say mine is always perfect and how come their’s doesn’t look like mine…..can you find my mistake? The snowflake is cut off on top! See everyone makes mistakes and I would say most don’t even notice! I forgot to add the vellum snowflake until after I put the letters on and there was no way I was adjusting them since it took me a year and half to put them on! This was my favorite card in looks but least favorite in patience. Wowza those letters weren’t easy! The directions say to color them with Bermuda Bay and then while they are still intact on the sheet, add adhesive and lay the twine down. Then you can pop the letters through and they are all set on the twine. I’m going to bet I used too much glue, didn’t wait to let it dry long enough or all of the above but that didn’t work. 🙂 Once it was all over though it created a fabulous card!

Now this card I created with the leftover vellum piece that the snowflake was cut out of. I used my Sponge Dauber to color it with Bermuda Bay Ink and it turned out fabulous! Be gentle around the tips of the snowflake. I adhered that to a Whisper White card base, added some White Satin Ribbon and a greeting from Endless Wishes Stamp Set!!! Love it!

Here are few other cards that I created a little differently. To be honest, I didn’t like that the twine was more vanilla and the cards were white so I didn’t use it and will save it for another project! I love how these all turned out!!!! I hope that you try out the Watercolor Winter Simple Created Kit and please share your ideas and samples with me! I would love to see what you come up with!

Happy Watercolorin’

~Laura

Oct 28 2014

Technique Tuesday – Watercolor Winter Cards!!!

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Tuesday!!!! I have a fabulous technique to share with you today!!!! When I first looked at the Holiday Mini Catalog, I was intrigued by the Watercolor Winter Simply Created Card Kit! The cards were so cute and different! And while watercoloring isn’t my favorite technique I do like to do it every once in awhile! I’m glad I did!!!

These cards are just so detailed and amazing with the watercoloring! I will also note that you DO NOT have to be good at watercoloring to do this! Trust me! 🙂 The kit comes with all of the supplies as well as a paint brush. I did use my Aqua Painter a little because I liked that it already had water in it! For the card above, you will watercolor the trees with Old Olive and then add the Gold Glimmer Paper to the back of it! I used my Multi-Purpose Adhesive to adhere some of these items to the card – trees and Happy gold greeting. The stamped Holidays greeting is from the Watercolor Winter Too Stamp Set. Also, you can hardly tell in the photo but the Whisper White rectangle is actually wood-grain embossed for you already! 🙂 Love it!

You can see the wood-grain embossing on this one more! 🙂 The letters MERRY were watercolored with Old Olive. I found it best to do a light layer of green all over the letters and then slowly add a little more color to the top half. It will bleed a little up and down. Then get a little more ink and touch just the top. I think mine turned out really well on this sample…..no so much on a few others. 🙂 The holly leaves were already die-cut in vellum and I didn’t like how they didn’t show up well white on white so I added some Old Olive with my Sponge Dauber! Again I used the Watercolor Winter Too Stamp Set and added the Gold Glimmer dots and sequins!

Stay tuned and be sure to come back again tomorrow to see more cards from this kit!!!! Also, Stampin’ Up did a fabulous video showing this kit so you can check that out here!!!!

Happy Watercolorin’

~Laura

Oct 27 2014

Color Me Autumn!!!!

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

The Designer Series Paper that I used for this card is called Color Me Autumn and it has some great patterns and colors for all types of cards! This Get Well Soon card was created with Soft Suede and Elegant Eggplant. I love how Elegant Eggplant gives a pop of color without being too….poppy. Does that make sense? 🙂 It gives the card color but doesn’t scream look at me – a nice subtle look! I used a Soft Suede card base and added some Color Me Autumn Designer Series Paper. For the greeting, I stamped the greeting from the Thoughts & Prayers Stamp Set in Elegant Eggplant and added a few Soft Suede branches to the top and bottom from that same stamp set. I cut out the greeting with the Labels Collection Framelits and my Big Shot. I used the next Framelit up for the layering Elegant Eggplant piece. I love how the Framelit are so easy to use and give you that perfect layering look!

While Get Well Soon cards are not my favorite to make, they are always good to have on hand to send to someone who needs a little hand-stamped card to brighten their day!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Oct 24 2014

Just When You Thought You Couldn’t Get Enough…

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

….There is more!!!! Stampin’ Up has come out with a few more fabulous Holiday Items! The Holiday Supplement is now available!!!! This little flyer is just a few more amazing items, my favorite being the Many Merry Stars Simple Created Kit! Those stars are so fabulous and would make great decorations on a table, mantel, or under your tree! Love them!

There is also lots of great goodies for memory keeping! I know I take LOTS (understatement of the year) of Christmas photos so I’m sure many of you do as well! Now you can scrapbook them with the Project Life Hello December Cards and Accessories!

Of course there are the amazing Weekly Deals that I have to share with you! What is a Friday without them? 🙂 I love me some embossing folders so of course those are my favorites!!!!!

I’m stamping with some fabulous girls tomorrow morning so my weekend is going to be amazing! I can’t wait! I hope you have a wonderful weekend too!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Oct 23 2014

Northern Flurry!

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Need a quick and simple Christmas Card? This is the card for you! It is quick to make and has a major WOW factor with the embossed snowflakes and beautiful color! I started with a Pool Party card base. The Whisper White piece measures 4-3/4″ x 3-1/2″ and then run that through the Big Shot with the Northern Flurry Embossing Folder. Then I brushed the edges of the cardstock with my Sponge Daubers! Love them! The greeting is from the Christmas Bliss Stamp Set and it is stamped in Pool Party as well! See! Quick and Simple! You could crank (literally with your Big Shot) these cards out in no time at all.

I like to watch my favorite movie or show while working my Big Shot! What do you like to do while crafting – watch a movie, chat with others, listen to music or books on tape, or just enjoy the silence? I like each of these at different times! 🙂 Leave me a comment down below with your favorite!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Oct 22 2014

How Many Punches Did I Use?

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

How many punches did I use for this card??? You have 1 minute!

Times up! If you guessed 6 then you are correct!

I love the bright colors of this card because they are sure to brighten anyone’s day! That is why it is perfect for a Thinking of You, Get Well or Sympathy card! It really could be used for anything though – Birthday, Anniversary, etc. I started with a Crushed Curry card base and added some Night of Navy cardstock which I Scallop Punched the bottom border! I layered some Color Me Autumn Designer Series Paper onto that. For the tag, I punched the top with my Scallop Tag Topper Punch and since the top corners were rounded, I thought I would Round the bottom ones too! I stamped the beautiful branch from the Thoughts & Prayers Stamp Set onto my tag in Night of Navy! I wanted some pops of color so I took my flower from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack and punched some scrap pieces of Crushed Curry and Calypso Coral! I added those to the branch as well as a few Rhinestone! For the ribbon, I looped a piece of Calypso Coral Seam Binding through the punched slot and then tied a bow around it with some Whisper White Baker’s Twine! The seam binding is not tied, it is just held on with the Baker’s Twine! For the greetings, I used the stamp from the Thoughts & Prayers Stamp Set, punch it out with my Oval Punch and layered it onto a Scallop Oval Night of Navy piece! Of course I added the tag and greeting with Stampin’ Dimensionals! 🙂 Love it!!!!

Here and here and here are some more samples I have created with the Thoughts & Prayers Stamp Set! I have made multiples of each of these to have on hand, just in case!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Oct 21 2014

Technique Tuesday – Cafe Bag Creation!

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Tuesday!!!! That means I have a fabulous technique to share with you today!!!! Since the Holiday are upon us that means that there will be lots of gift giving – teacher gifts, neighbor gifts, friends gift, family gifts and everyone in between! Why not make the gift packaging just as special as the person you are giving it to!

I am loving these Cafe Bags which are in the Holiday Mini Catalog because they are the perfect size and they come plastic lined which is great for putting homemade treats in them! Love it!!! Now lets tell you how to re-create it!

Supplies Needed: Cafe Bags, Decorative Mask, Sponge Daubers, Ink, Ribbon, and Tag

I left the Cafe Bag all folded up like it comes and laid my Stars Decorative Mask over top! Using my Whisper White Ink and Sponge Dauber, I colored in all of the stars! NOTE: When using Whisper White Ink (Craft), it takes a little bit longer to dry so set that aside while you create your tag! For my Tag, I used some scrap Mossy Meadow and Whisper White cardstock. For the banner tips, I cut up in the center of the end and then from the corner to that center cut line! This gives you even banner tips! I used the Endless Wishes Stamp Set for the snowflakes and greetings! They are stamped in Lost Lagoon Ink! I love how you can mix and match the greetings in that stamp set – just perfect! Once your bag is dry, you can fill it and then roll down the top and secure the tabs! Wrap some Lost Lagoon Satin Ribbon around it and tie a bow or knot! I attached the tag with a Mini Metallic Clothespin! Adorable! Quick and Simple for any of your gift giving this season! The bag below uses Blackberry Bliss Satin Stitched Ribbon and a tag from the Tag A Bag Accessory Kit! The greeting is from the Work of Art Stamp Set! Love it!

If you would like to see this gift bag creation in action, check out the Video Tutorial that I created for you! Be sure to give it a thumbs up if you like it and want to see more in this Gift Packaging Series!

Happy Giftin’

~Laura